Post by limeylily on Feb 9, 2009 13:10:20 GMT
An ultra-traditionalist British bishop who denies the Holocaust has been removed from his post as the head of a Roman Catholic seminary in Argentina.
A statement by the Society of St Pius X said Bishop Richard Williamson's views "in no way" reflected its position.
A row erupted last month after the Pope decided to lift Bishop Williamson's excommunication on an unrelated matter.
The Vatican said the Pope had been unaware of Bishop Williamson's views and had since ordered him to recant.
In a statement, the head of the Latin American chapter of the Society of St Pius X, which runs the seminary in La Reja, said Bishop Williamson had been relieved of his position as director.
"Monsignor Williamson's statements do not in any way reflect the position of our congregation," said Father Christian Bouchacourt.
"It is clear that a Catholic bishop cannot speak with ecclesiastical authority except on matters concerning faith and morality," his statement said. (continued)
By awarding him the Grand Order of the Boot up the Backside, the church has publicly denounced his opinions!
A statement by the Society of St Pius X said Bishop Richard Williamson's views "in no way" reflected its position.
A row erupted last month after the Pope decided to lift Bishop Williamson's excommunication on an unrelated matter.
The Vatican said the Pope had been unaware of Bishop Williamson's views and had since ordered him to recant.
In a statement, the head of the Latin American chapter of the Society of St Pius X, which runs the seminary in La Reja, said Bishop Williamson had been relieved of his position as director.
"Monsignor Williamson's statements do not in any way reflect the position of our congregation," said Father Christian Bouchacourt.
"It is clear that a Catholic bishop cannot speak with ecclesiastical authority except on matters concerning faith and morality," his statement said. (continued)
By awarding him the Grand Order of the Boot up the Backside, the church has publicly denounced his opinions!
